Combination slip-over spoke end, tenon, and felly protector



.3. I. SHARP. COMBINATION SLIP OVER SPOKE END, TENON,ANDAFELLY'PROTECTOR. APPLzsATIoN FILED APR.29, 1920.

1 ,382,0l Patented June 21, 1921.

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'I'USTTLNl ISAAC SHARP, OF WALLACE, MISSOURI.

Specieaton of Letters Patent. p Patented Jun@ 21, 1921.

Application filed April 29, 1920. Serial No. 377,711.

T o all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JUSTIN ISAAC SHARP, acitizen of the United States, residence at Vallace, Missouri, haveinvented a Combination Slip-Over Spoke End, Tenon, and

F elly Protector, of which the following is a l specification.

My invention relates to combination terrule and tenon; and the objectsof which are to save material and labor in replacing broken spokes inwooden wheels.

I attain these objects by the parts illus trated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l, is a View in perspective of the partsassembled, and placed in the correct position on the fellies for use;Fig. 2, a vertical section of the assembled parts, cut through thecenter; Fig. 3, a vertical section cut through the ellies, showing theposition of ferrule applied to same; Fig. 4, a view in perspectiveshowing the parts disassembled, and placed in their relative positionfor assembling.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The ferrule which slips over spoke end, and the tenon which fits intothe fellies, constitute the parts required. 'Ihe object of ferrule andtenon being made separate, is so that tenon can be made of differentsizes to lit any size fellies.

The ferrule l, fits over spoke end, and is applied to fellies, and ismade with pointed flanges at side which turn down to protect fellies, itis also provided with a hole in bottom, which shaft of tenon 2, to passthrough into fellies, the tenon 2, is provided with flange at top oisame size as inside of ferrule, and lower end of shaft is split in orderthat a wooden or metal wedge can be driven into same, for the purpose ofspreading it so that it will be perfectly tight and secure in thefellies, thus securing the spoke to fellies in a substantial manner. i

In a device of the kind described, a split metal tenon member having adisk like head, a ferrule adapted to slip over the tenon to inclose thehead and receive the end, and the spoke, to connect the tenon to thespoke, said errule having tangs at its closed end to embrace the sidesof a felly when the device is in use.

JUSTIN ISAAC SHARP.

